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1999 Virginia Tech

11–⁠1 (7–⁠0 Big East), coached by Frank Beamer, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1999, game by game: won vs. James Madison 47–0; won vs. UAB 31–10; won vs. Clemson 31–11; won at No. 24 Virginia 31–7; won at Rutgers 58–20; won vs. No. 16 Syracuse 62–0; won at Pittsburgh 30–17; won at West Virginia 22–20; won vs. No. 19 Miami 43–10; won at Temple 62–7; won vs. No. 22 Boston College 38–14; lost vs. No. 1 Florida State 29–46+62−17Won 47–0 vs. James Madison+47James MadisonWon 31–10 vs. UAB+21UABWon 31–11 vs. Clemson+20ClemsonWon 31–7 at No. 24 Virginia+24No. 24 VirginiaWon 58–20 at Rutgers+38RutgersWon 62–0 vs. No. 16 Syracuse+62No. 16 SyracuseWon 30–17 at Pittsburgh+13PittsburghWon 22–20 at West Virginia+2West VirginiaWon 43–10 vs. No. 19 Miami+33No. 19 MiamiWon 62–7 at Temple+55TempleWon 38–14 vs. No. 22 Boston College+24No. 22 Boston CollegeLost 29–46 vs. No. 1 Florida State-17No. 1 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsJames MadisonW 47–⁠090%
Sep 11vsUABW 31–⁠1081%
Sep 23vsClemsonW 31–⁠1175%
Oct 2at24VirginiaW 31–⁠745%
Oct 9atRutgersW 58–⁠2084%
Oct 16vs16SyracuseW 62–⁠059%
Oct 30atPittsburghW 30–⁠1777%
Nov 6atWest VirginiaW 22–⁠2074%
Nov 13vs19MiamiW 43–⁠1072%
Nov 20atTempleW 62–⁠789%
Nov 26vs22Boston CollegeW 38–⁠1485%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs1Florida StateSugar BowlL 29–⁠4641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 46–⁠29 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Big East champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 2
  15. Wk 15: 2
  16. Wk 16: 2
  17. Final: 2

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.

Big East champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteMichael Vick, third

Led the nationMichael Vick: passer rating (180.4); André Davis: yards per catch (25.5)

Lombardi AwardCorey Moore, DE; also the Nagurski

Consensus All-AmericanCorey Moore, DE

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearFrank Beamer, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach, Bear Bryant Award and Bobby Dodd Award

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Big East
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
484–⁠162
Coach
Frank Beamer
Elo
1752 +138 this season
SP+ rating
28.2 No. 3 of 114; offense No. 3, defense No. 13
SRS
24.5 No. 3 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rickey Bustle
Defensive coordinator
Bud Foster
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠4

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 2John Engelberger DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Ike Charlton DBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 3Corey Moore LBBuffalo Bills
Rd 5Anthony Midget DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 7Shyrone Stith RBJacksonville Jaguars

All-Big East

8 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠011–⁠12
Miami6–⁠19–⁠415
Boston College4–⁠38–⁠4
Syracuse3–⁠47–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠44–⁠7
Pittsburgh2–⁠55–⁠6
Temple2–⁠52–⁠9
Rutgers1–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.